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Aug. 6, 1929. F, PARLANTE 1,723,883

SHOE

Filed Aug. v18, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Frank Pair' Zan e ATTORNEY BY v Patented Aug. r6., 1929. j,

UNITED s'iiiTi-:IsA PATENT4 OFFICE.

FRANK :PARLAN'IE,` OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.`

SHOE.

Application filed AugustlS, 1928. Serial No. 300,501.

This invention relates to shoes,

and While the invention Vis particularly adapted for use in connection with the manufacture of ladies slippers and low shoes, I do not Wish to be limited to the` particular type of shoe.

An object in a turned shoe which forms the heel and joining With the with the necessity for a of the invention is to provide a half sole and a counter shank of the shoe,

half. sole and dispensing complete sole extending under and forming the shank of the shoe.

A further object isto provide in a turned shoe of this character an improved construction and arrangement of half sole and counter together with tions of the shoe, so as to the upper and nother porform a shoe which Will be extremely light in weight and comfortable to the wearer and provide all necessary support as well as to form a shoe of 'most attractive appearance.

lVith these and other objects in view,

the

invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts,

which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved shoe 1n the course of manufacture;

Figure 2 is a viewr in completed Figure 3 is an exaggera side elevation of the shoe turned right side out;

ted view in section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4: is a perspectivevienT of 'my improved counter Figure 5 is a view in side elevation of the completed shoe having parts broken away to show the sole in longitudinal section; i'

Figure Figure the line 7-7 of Figure 5.

In carrying sole because it is not extend un common with" a complete I employ a counter 2 out my invention, halfsole 1, and I term this part 1 a 6 is a bottom plan view of the shoe; 7 is a view 1n transverse section on I provide a half designed to cover the toe and ball portion of the foot der the shank of the shoe as is `only and sole such as ordiwhich 'forms both the heel and the shank of the shoe. This counter 2 is made of leather or any other sufficiently stiif and pliable material preferably formed from a single piece bent intermediate its does ends to form a heel portion 3 and joined at its inner adjacent edges throughout the major portion of its length, The joined edges orportions of the shank by the line of stitching Il constitute a strengthening web extending throughout the shank of the shoe and also provide a means or place of attachment for the upper of the shoe.

The forward free end of the counter is flexible andfree for manipulation and attachment .to the half sole 1 and extends around the half sole as far as may be desired. The shoe lining 5 and the outer or body portion of the shoe 6 are of any suitable flexible material such as is commonly employed in the manufacture of shoes, and they are vboth securedjto the half sole 1 and also to.

lVhen the shoe is reversed an inner strengthening sole 7, constituting a strip or series of lconnected strips of any desired rigidity, may be cemented or otherwise secured in the shoe and preferably extend from as shown at el. i

the heel portion over the shank and along the half sole as far as desired and a soft covering piece 8 is secured over this strengthening strip 7 The exact manner of joining the lining and upper to the sole and the counter may of course be varied Without departing from the invention.

The broad idea of the invention is the provision of a counter which joined to a half sole forms the shank as Well as the heel of the shoe'and dispenses With the employment of a sole extending under the shank, which is common practice.

I of courseyprovide a supporting heel 9 which may be attached to the heel of the shoe in any approved manner and I may ornament and construct the shoe upper in any Way desired.

In manufacturing the shoe, the parts are assembled, as illustrated in Figure 1. The counter 2 at its forward end is secured di- 'rectly to the half sole 1,"I and the lining 5 and upper outer covering 6 of the .shoe are also stitched to the half sole and to the counter. The shoe is then reversed and the insoles 7 and 8 are inserted and the heel 9 attached. `f

A shoe of this type is extremely light in weight in use and has sulicient strength and rigidity to withstand all necessary strains to which it is put..

Various changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described Without kdeparting from 'my invention and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself -at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

- I claim:

1, A-turned shoe, comprising` a half sole,

spirit and a counter forming the heel and shank of the shoe and secured to the half sole, and a lining and upper secured to the half sole and to the counter.

- 2. In a shoe7 the combination with an upper, a counter forming the heel .of the shoe and also the shank of the shoe, and a half sole secured to the upper and to the forward end of the counter.

3. In a turned shoe, the combination with a half sole, of a counter extending from the 40 heel to the half sole and throughout the, shank of the shoe, said counter being formed of a single piece of material connected by a line of stitching extending centrally of the counter and along the shank, and a lining and upper secured to the half sole and .to saith counter adjacent said line of stitching, the portions of the counter joined by the line o f stitching forming a. strengthening web longitudinally of the counter.

FRANK PARLAN TE.

of stitching extending centrally of the 35 

